Wine, Beer and Olive Oil Tour

Transfer Crete - 3a

Transfer Crete - mpiraFor wine lovers and not only. We try local varieties of wines, we learn all the processes from harvesting to bottling.

You will experience the heart of Cretan lifestyle with our visit to an oil mill factory. You will see how the most characteristic ingredient of Mediterranean Cuisine is produced at a guided tour and olive oil tasting at the oil mill. As the olive oil production is during the winter, you will see the process through a small documentary at the oil mill.

We will make a small stop at Ano Vouves, at the ancient olive tree. This is the oldest recorded olive tree in the world, proclaimed as a natural monument. Its age is estimated between 3000 and 5000 years and still remains alive. Next to the monumental tree, visitors can learn about the olive cultivation at the Olive Tree Museum of Vouves.

With our visit to this winery of Chania you will witness the process of vinification. Here you will enjoy a guided tour around the winery’s facilities with explanation of the wine making procedure. At the end of the tour you will taste different labels from the winery accompanied with cheese bites, Cretan rusks and homemade olives.

You will have the chance to explore the different sorts of beer produced by this local environmental friendly brewery and have a guided tour. Our visit to this brewery includes 4 selections of craft beer and is accompanied by Greek meze (local snacks).

 

Duration: 6 hours & 30 min.

Transfer Crete - olive oil